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H World Group Limited Reports Second Quarter and Interim of 2025 Unaudited Financial Results

  • A total of 12,137 hotels or 1,184,915 hotel rooms in operation as of June 30, 2025.
  • Hotel turnover1 increased 15.0% year-over-year to RMB26.9 billion in the second quarter of 2025. Excluding Steigenberger Hotels GmbH and its subsidiaries (“DH”, or “Legacy-DH”), hotel turnover increased 15.6% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2025. Hotel turnover from the Legacy-DH segment increased 8.9% in the second quarter of 2025.
  • Revenue increased 4.5% year-over-year to RMB6.4 billion (US$897 million)2 in the second quarter of 2025, near the high end of the revenue guidance previously announced of a 1% to 5% increase compared to the second quarter of 2024. Manachised and franchised revenue increased 22.8% year-over-year to RMB2.9 billion (US$400 million) in the second quarter of 2025, exceeding the high end of the manachised and franchised revenue guidance previously announced of an 18% to 22% increase compared to the second quarter of 2024. Revenue from the Legacy-Huazhu3 segment in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB5.1 billion, which increased 5.7% year-over-year, above the midpoint of the revenue guidance previously announced of a 3% to 7% increase. Revenue from the Legacy-DH segment in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB1.3 billion, which increased 0.1% year-over-year.
  • Net income attributable to H World Group Limited was RMB1.5 billion (US$215 million) in the second quarter of 2025, compared with RMB1.1 billion in the second quarter of 2024 and RMB894 million in the previous quarter.
  • EBITDA (non-GAAP) in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB2.5 billion (US$344 million), compared with RMB1.9 billion in the second quarter of 2024 and RMB1.6 billion in the previous quarter.
  • Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP), which excluded share-based compensation (“SBC”) expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments from EBITDA (non-GAAP), was RMB2.3 billion (US$317 million) in the second quarter of 2025, compared with RMB2.0 billion in the second quarter of 2024 and RMB1.5 billion in the previous quarter.
  • Adjusted EBITDA is our segment measure. Adjusted EBITDA from the Legacy-Huazhu segment was RMB2.1 billion in the second quarter of 2025, compared with RMB1.9 billion in the second quarter of 2024 and RMB1.6 billion in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA from the Legacy-DH segment was RMB180 million in the second quarter of 2025, compared with RMB133 million in the second quarter of 2024 and a loss of RMB77 million in the previous quarter.
  • For the first half of 2025, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) declared a cash dividend in the aggregate amount of approximately US$250 million, of US$0.081 per ordinary share, or US$0.81 per American Depositary Share (“ADS”).
  • For the third quarter of 2025, H World expects the Company’s revenue growth to be in the range of 2%-6% compared to the third quarter of 2024 or in the range of 4%-8% excluding DH. H World expects the Company’s manachised and franchised revenue growth in the third quarter of 2025 to be in the range of 20%-24%, compared to the third quarter of 2024.

SINGAPORE and SHANGHAI, China, Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- H World Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT and HKEX: 1179) (“H World”, the “Company”, “we” or “our”), a key player in the global hotel industry, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter and the first half ended June 30, 2025.

As of June 30, 2025, H World’s worldwide hotel network in operation totaled 12,137 hotels and 1,184,915 rooms, including 12,016 hotels from Legacy-Huazhu and 121 hotels from Legacy-DH. During the second quarter of 2025, our Legacy-Huazhu business opened 595 hotels, including 1 leased and owned hotel, and 594 manachised and franchised hotels, and closed a total of 143 hotels, including 6 leased and owned hotels, and 137 manachised and franchised hotels. As of June 30, 2025, H World had a total of 2,947 unopened hotels in our pipeline, including 2,925 hotels from the Legacy-Huazhu business and 22 hotels from the Legacy-DH business.

Legacy-Huazhu Second Quarter of 2025 Operational Highlights

As of June 30, 2025, Legacy-Huazhu had 12,016 hotels in operation, including 547 leased and owned hotels, and 11,469 manachised and franchised hotels. In addition, as of the same date, Legacy-Huazhu had 1,159,086 hotel rooms in operation, including 80,587 rooms under the lease and ownership model, and 1,078,499 rooms under the manachise and franchise models. Legacy-Huazhu also had 2,925 unopened hotels in its pipeline, including 8 leased and owned hotels, and 2,917 manachised and franchised hotels. The following discusses average daily room rate (“ADR”), occupancy rate and revenue per available room (“RevPAR”) for Legacy-Huazhu’s leased and owned hotels as well as manachised and franchised hotels for the periods indicated.

  • The ADR for Legacy-Huazhu was RMB290 in the second quarter of 2025, compared with RMB296 in the second quarter of 2024 and RMB272 in the previous quarter.
  • The occupancy rate for all of the Legacy-Huazhu hotels in operation was 81.0% in the second quarter of 2025, compared with 82.6% in the second quarter of 2024 and 76.2% in the previous quarter.
  • Blended RevPAR for Legacy-Huazhu was RMB235 in the second quarter of 2025, compared with RMB244 in the second quarter of 2024 and RMB208 in the previous quarter.
  • For all of the Legacy-Huazhu hotels which had been in operation for at least 18 months, the same-hotel RevPAR was RMB233 in the second quarter of 2025, representing a 7.9% decrease from RMB253 in the second quarter of 2024, with a 4.6% decrease in same-hotel ADR and a 2.9 percentage-point decrease in same-hotel occupancy rate.

Legacy-DH Second Quarter of 2025 Operational Highlights

As of June 30, 2025, Legacy-DH had 121 hotels in operation, including 65 leased hotels, and 56 manachised and franchised hotels. In addition, as of the same date, Legacy-DH had 25,829 hotel rooms in operation, including 13,797 rooms under the lease model, and 12,032 rooms under the manachise and franchise models. Legacy-DH also had 22 unopened hotels in the pipeline, including 9 leased hotels and 13 manachised and franchised hotels. The following discusses ADR, occupancy rate and RevPAR for Legacy-DH’s leased as well as manachised and franchised hotels (excluding hotels temporarily closed) for the periods indicated.

  • The ADR for Legacy-DH was EUR120 in the second quarter of 2025, compared with EUR120 in the second quarter of 2024 and EUR107 in the previous quarter.
  • The occupancy rate for all Legacy-DH hotels in operation was 73.9% in the second quarter of 2025, compared with 68.3% in the second quarter of 2024 and 61.1% in the previous quarter.
  • Blended RevPAR for Legacy-DH was EUR88 in the second quarter of 2025, compared with EUR82 in the second quarter of 2024 and EUR65 in the previous quarter.

Jin Hui, CEO of H World, commented: “Supported by our asset-light strategy, we delivered robust operating profit growth in the second quarter driven by network expansion, despite a modest year-over-year RevPAR decline. On the development front, we opened another 595 hotels in the quarter, well on track of achieving our 2,300 gross opening target for the full year of 2025. We remain cautious on the near-term industry outlook given the macro uncertainties, rising supply, and relatively soft corporate travel demand. Nevertheless, we are positive on the long-term growth for China’s travel and hospitality industry. We will continue focusing on building our own core competencies, expanding our high-quality network, upgrading our supply chain, enhancing our brand positioning and 'service excellence', and strengthening our sales capabilities.”

“Regarding our business outside China, our Legacy-DH segment achieved an 8.1% year-over-year blended RevPAR increase in the second quarter of 2025, driven primarily by a 5.6 percentage-point increase in occupancy rate. We will continue to enhance our hotel operations, focus on cost reduction and efficiency improvement, and continue developing our asset-light portfolio.”

Second Quarter and Interim of 2025 Unaudited Financial Results

(RMB in millions)Q2 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 H1 2024 H1 2025
Revenue:         
Leased and owned hotels3,681 2,789 3,401 6,780 6,190
Manachised and franchised hotels2,334 2,499 2,865 4,397 5,364
Others133 107 160 249 267
Total revenue6,148 5,395 6,426 11,426 11,821


Revenue
in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB6.4 billion (US$897 million), representing a 4.5% year-over-year increase. Revenue from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB5.1 billion, representing a 5.7% year-over-year increase. The 5.7% year-over-year increase was mainly driven by continued manachised and franchised hotel network expansion. Revenue from the Legacy-DH segment in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB1.3 billion, which was largely flattish year-over-year.

Revenue in the first half of 2025 was RMB11.8 billion (US$1.7 billion), representing an increase of 3.5% from the first half of 2024. Revenue from Legacy-Huazhu in the first half of 2025 was RMB9.6 billion, representing a 5.6% year-over-year increase. Revenue from Legacy-DH in the first half of 2025 was RMB2.2 billion, which was a 4.9% year-over-year decrease due to the decrease in the number of leased hotels.

Revenue from leased and owned hotels in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB3.4 billion (US$475 million), representing a 7.6% year-over-year decrease. Revenue from leased and owned hotels from the Legacy-Huazhu segment in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB2.1 billion, representing an 11.1% year-over-year decrease, as we continue reducing exposure to leased and owned hotels. Revenue from leased and owned hotels from the Legacy-DH segment in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB1.3 billion, representing a 1.2% year-over-year decrease.

In the first half of 2025, revenue from our leased and owned hotels was RMB6.2 billion (US$864 million), representing an 8.7% year-over-year decline. Revenue from our Legacy-Huazhu’s leased and owned hotels in the first half of 2025 was RMB4.0 billion, representing a 10.3% year-over-year decrease. Revenue from our Legacy-DH’s leased hotels in the first half of 2025 was RMB2.2 billion, representing a 5.5% year-over-year decrease.

Revenue from manachised and franchised hotels in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB2.8 billion (US$400 million), representing a 22.8% year-over-year increase and a 14.6% quarter-over-quarter increase. Revenue from our Legacy-Huazhu segment from manachised and franchised hotels in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB2.8 billion, representing a 22.7% year-over-year increase, driven by strong hotel network expansion. Revenue from manachised and franchised hotels from the Legacy-DH segment in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB41 million, representing a 28.1% year-over-year increase.

In the first half of 2025, revenue from manachised and franchised hotels was RMB5.4 billion (US$749 million), representing a 22.0% year-over-year increase. These hotels accounted for 45.4% of revenue in the first half of 2025, compared to 38.5% of revenue in the first half of 2024. Revenue from our Legacy-Huazhu’s manachised and franchised hotels in the first half of 2025 was RMB5.3 billion, representing a 21.9% year-over-year increase. Revenue from our Legacy-DH’s manachised and franchised hotels in the first half of 2025 was RMB72 million, representing a 30.9% year-over-year increase.

Other revenue represents revenue generated from businesses other than our hotel operations, which mainly includes revenue from the provision of IT products and services, procurement platform and Huazhu Mall™, and other revenue from the Legacy-DH segment, totaling RMB160 million (US$22 million) in the second quarter of 2025, compared to RMB133 million in the second quarter of 2024.

In the first half of 2025, other revenue was RMB267 million (US$37 million), compared to RMB249 million in the first half of 2024.

(RMB in millions)Q2 2024  Q1 2025  Q2 2025  H1 2024  H1 2025 
Operating costs and expenses:     
Hotel operating costs(3,731) (3,604) (3,752) (7,296) (7,356)
Other operating costs(6) (11) (11) (15) (22)
Selling and marketing expenses(317) (243) (309) (577) (552)
General and administrative expenses(602) (512) (660) (1,111) (1,172)
Pre-opening expenses(19) (3) (12) (27) (15)
Total operating costs and expenses(4,675) (4,373) (4,744) (9,026) (9,117)


Hotel operating costs
in the second quarter of 2025 were RMB3.8 billion (US$523 million), reflecting a slight 0.6% year-over-year increase. As we continue to pursue an asset-light strategy, our hotel operating costs as a percentage of revenue have decreased by 2.3 percentage points year-over-year.

In the first half of 2025, hotel operating costs were RMB7.4 billion (US$1.0 billion), which were largely flat compared to RMB7.3 billion in the first half of 2024.

Selling, General and administrative expenses (SG&A) in the second quarter of 2025 were RMB969 million (US$135 million), reflecting a 5.4% year-over-year increase due mainly to an increase in SBC. SG&A excluding SBC decreased 1.0% year-over-year.

In the first half of 2025, SG&A expenses were RMB1.7 billion (US$241 million), compared to RMB1.7 billion in the first half of 2024.

Other operating income, net in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB105 million (US$15 million), compared to RMB99 million in the second quarter of 2024.

Other operating income, net in the first half of 2025 was RMB165 million (US$23 million), compared to RMB175 million in the first half of 2024.

Income from operations in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB1.8 billion (US$250 million), reflecting a 13.7% year-over-year increase, and driven by an 11.7% year-over-year increase in Legacy-Huazhu and a 52.7% year-over-year increase in Legacy-DH.

Income from operations in the first half of 2025 was RMB2.9 billion (US$400 million), compared to income from operations of RMB2.6 billion in the first half of 2024.

Operating margin, defined as income from operations as a percentage of revenue, was 27.8% in the second quarter of 2025, which has improved from 25.6% in the second quarter of 2024. The margin improvement was mainly due to a higher revenue contribution from our manachised and franchised business, which was in line with our asset-light expansion strategy.

Operating margin in the first half of 2025 was 24.3%, compared with 22.5% in the first half of 2024.

Income tax expense in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB565 million (US$79 million), compared to RMB423 million in the second quarter of 2024. The year-over-year increase in income tax expense was due to both rising income and a higher withholding tax related to dividend distributions.

In the first half of 2025, income tax expense was RMB942 million (US$131 million), compared to RMB702 million in the first half of 2024.

Net income attributable to H World Group Limited in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB1.5 billion (US$215 million), reflecting a 44.7% year-over-year increase, supported by a 40.9% year-over-year increase in Legacy-Huazhu.

Net income attributable to H World Group Limited in the first half of 2025 was RMB2.4 billion (US$340 million), compared with RMB1.7 billion in the first half of 2024.

EBITDA (non-GAAP) in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB2.5 billion (US$344 million), compared with RMB1.9 billion in the second quarter of 2024 and RMB1.6 billion in the previous quarter.

EBITDA (non-GAAP) in the first half of 2025 was RMB4.1 billion (US$569 million), compared with RMB3.2 billion in the first half of 2024.

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP), which excluded the following from EBITDA (non-GAAP): SBC expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments, was RMB2.3 billion (US$317 million) in the second quarter of 2025, compared with RMB2.0 billion in the second quarter of 2024 and RMB1.5 billion in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA is our segment measure. Adjusted EBITDA from the Legacy-Huazhu segment was RMB2.1 billion in the second quarter of 2025, compared with RMB1.9 billion in the second quarter of 2024 and RMB1.6 billion in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA from the Legacy-DH segment was RMB180 million in the second quarter of 2025, compared with RMB133 million in the second quarter of 2024 and a loss of RMB77 million in the previous quarter.

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) in the first half of 2025 was RMB3.8 billion (US$525 million), compared with RMB3.5 billion in the first half of 2024. Adjusted EBITDA from Legacy-Huazhu was RMB3.7 billion in the first half of 2025, compared with RMB3.4 billion in the first half of 2024. Adjusted EBITDA from Legacy-DH was RMB103 million in the first half of 2025, compared with RMB67 million in the first half of 2024.

Cash flow. Operating cash inflow in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB2.7 billion (US$371 million). Investing cash inflow in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB239 million (US$34 million). Financing cash outflow in the second quarter of 2025 was RMB709 million (US$100 million).

Operating cash inflow in the first half of 2025 was RMB3.2 billion (US$452 million), compared to RMB3.1 billion in the first half of 2024. Investing cash inflow in the first half of 2025 was RMB996 million (US$139 million), compared to RMB694 million in the first half of 2024. Financing cash outflow in the first half of 2025 was RMB1.3 billion (US$187 million), compared to RMB3.4 billion in the first half of 2024.

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had a total balance of cash and cash equivalents of RMB10.1 billion (US$1.4 billion) and restricted cash of RMB370 million (US$52 million).

Debt financing. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had a total debt and net cash balance of RMB7.4 billion (US$1.0 billion) and RMB3.1 billion (US$434 million), respectively.

Cash Dividend
The Board has approved the declaration and payment of an ordinary cash dividend (the “Cash Dividend”) for the first half of 2025 in the aggregate amount of approximately US$250 million, of US$0.081 per ordinary share, or US$0.81 per ADS. Holders of the Company’s ordinary shares or ADSs as of the close of business on September 9, 2025 will be entitled to receive the Cash Dividend. Dividends to holders of the Company’s ordinary shares are expected to be distributed on or about September 19, 2025. Citibank, N.A. (“Citi”), depositary bank for the Company’s ADS program, expects to pay out dividends to ADS holders on or about September 26, 2025. Dividends to be paid to the Company’s ADS holders through Citi will be subject to the terms of the deposit agreement by and among the Company and Citi, and the holders and beneficial owners of ADSs issued thereunder, including the fees and expenses payable thereunder.

Guidance
For the third quarter of 2025, H World expects the Company’s revenue growth to be in the range of 2%-6% compared to the third quarter of 2024, or in the range of 4%-8% excluding DH. H World expects the Company’s manachised and franchised revenue growth in the third quarter of 2025 to be in the range of 20%-24%, compared to the third quarter of 2024.

The above forecast reflects the Company’s current and preliminary view, which is subject to change.

Conference Call
H World’s management will host a conference call at 8 a.m. (U.S. Eastern time) on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 (or 8 p.m. (Hong Kong time) on Wednesday, August 20, 2025) following the announcement.

To join by phone, all participants must pre-register this conference call using the Participant Registration link of https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI43be1b1c38d54616b79b4ac227dd1612. Upon registration, each participant will receive details for the conference call, including dial-in numbers, conference call passcode and a unique access PIN.

A live webcast of the call can be accessed at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/vht2kbe3 or the Company’s website at https://ir.hworld.com/news-and-events/events-calendar.

A replay of the conference call will be available for twelve months from the date of the conference at the Company’s website, https://ir.hworld.com/news-and-events/events-calendar.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial results presented in accordance with U.S. Generally-Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the Company uses the following non-GAAP measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”): adjusted net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited excluding share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments; adjusted basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share/ADS excluding share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments; EBITDA; adjusted EBITDA excluding share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned “Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP Results” set forth at the end of this release. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding Company performance by excluding share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments that may not be indicative of Company operating performance. The Company believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing Company performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management’s internal comparisons to the Company’s historical performance. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures are also useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used regularly by Company management in financial and operational decision-making. A limitation of using non-GAAP financial measures excluding share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments is that share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments have been and may continue to be significant and recurring in the Company’s business. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from each non-GAAP measure. The accompanying tables have more details on the reconciliations between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures.

The Company believes that EBITDA is a useful financial metric to assess the operating and financial performance before the impact of investing and financing transactions and income taxes, given the significant investments that the Company has made in leasehold improvements, depreciation and amortization expense that comprise a significant portion of the Company’s cost structure. In addition, the Company believes that EBITDA is widely used by other companies in the lodging industry and may be used by investors as a measure of financial performance. The Company believes that EBITDA information provides investors with a useful tool for comparability between periods because it excludes depreciation and amortization expense attributable to capital expenditures. The Company also uses adjusted EBITDA to assess operating results of its hotels in operation. The Company believes that the exclusion of share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments helps facilitate year-over-year comparisons of the results of operations as the share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments may not be indicative of Company operating performance.

Therefore, the Company believes adjusted EBITDA more closely reflects the financial performance capability of our hotels. The presentation of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an indication that the Company’s future results will be unaffected by other charges and gains considered to be outside the ordinary course of business.

The use of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations. Depreciation and amortization expense for various long-term assets (including land use rights), income tax, interest expense and interest income have been and will be incurred and are not reflected in the presentation of EBITDA. Share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments have been and will be incurred and are not reflected in the presentation of adjusted EBITDA. Each of these items should also be considered in the overall evaluation of the results. The Company compensates for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of depreciation and amortization, interest income, interest expense, income tax expense, share-based compensation expenses, gain (loss) from fair value changes of equity securities, foreign exchange gain (loss), net, and gain (loss) on disposal of investments all in the reconciliations to the U.S. GAAP financial measures and in the consolidated financial statements, all of which should be considered when evaluating the performance of the Company.

The terms EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not defined under U.S. GAAP, and neither EBITDA nor adjusted EBITDA is a measure of net income, operating income, operating performance or liquidity presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. When assessing the operating and financial performance, investors should not consider these data in isolation or as a substitute for the Company’s net income, operating income or any other operating performance measure that is calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In addition, the Company’s EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA or similarly titled measures utilized by other companies since such other companies may not calculate EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA in the same manner as the Company does.

Reconciliations of the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures, including EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, to the consolidated statement of operations information are included at the end of this press release.

About H World Group Limited
Originated in China, H World Group Limited is a key player in the global hotel industry. As of June 30, 2025, H World operated 12,137 hotels with 1,184,915 hotel rooms in operation in 19 countries. H World’s brands include HanTing Hotel, JI Hotel, Orange Hotel, Crystal Orange Hotel, IntercityHotel, Hi Inn, Ni Hao Hotel, Elan Hotel, Zleep Hotels, Starway Hotel, CitiGO, Manxin Hotel, Madison Hotel, MAXX, Blossom House, Joya Hotel, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, Jaz in the City, Steigenberger Icon and Song Hotels. In addition, H World also has the rights as master franchisee for Mercure, Ibis and Ibis Styles, and co-development rights for Grand Mercure and Novotel, in the pan-China region.

H World’s business includes leased and owned, manachised and franchised models. Under the lease and ownership model, H World directly operates hotels typically located on leased or owned properties. Under the manachise model, H World manages manachised hotels through the on-site hotel managers that H World appoints, and H World collects fees from franchisees. Under the franchise model, H World provides training, reservations and support services to the franchised hotels, and collects fees from franchisees but does not appoint on-site hotel managers. H World applies a consistent standard and platform across all of its hotels. As of June 30, 2025, H World operates 8 percent of its hotel rooms under the lease and ownership model, and 92 percent under the manachise and franchise model.

For more information, please visit H World’s website: https://ir.hworld.com.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The information in this release contains forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. Such factors and risks include our anticipated growth strategies; our future results of operations and financial condition; economic conditions; the regulatory environment; our ability to attract and retain customers and leverage our brands; trends and competition in the lodging industry; the expected growth of demand for lodging; and other factors and risks detailed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, which may be identified by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “will,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “forecast,” “project” or “continue,” the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Readers should not rely on forward-looking statements as predictions of future events or results.

H World undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable law.

—Financial Tables and Operational Data Follow—


H World Group Limited
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 December 31, 2024
 June 30, 2025
 RMB
 RMB
 US$4
 (in millions)
ASSETS  
Current assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents7,474  10,145  1,416 
Restricted cash50  370  52 
Short-term investments3,603  2,305  322 
Accounts receivable, net817  846  118 
Loan receivables - current, net114  103  14 
Amounts due from related parties, current297  255  36 
Inventories60  62  9 
Other current assets, net800  1,582  220 
Total current assets13,215  15,668  2,187 
    
Property and equipment, net5,682  5,524  771 
Intangible assets, net4,776  5,113  714 
Operating lease right-of-use assets24,992  25,073  3,500 
Finance lease right-of-use assets2,272  2,490  348 
Land use rights, net174  171  24 
Long-term investments2,316  2,301  321 
Goodwill5,221  5,476  764 
Amounts due from related parties, non-current51  51  7 
Loan receivables, net190  145  20 
Other assets, net668  716  100 
Deferred tax assets1,054  1,068  149 
Assets held for sale1,941  983  137 
Total assets62,552  64,779  9,042 
    
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   
Current liabilities:   
Short-term debt880  6,633  926 
Accounts payable983  841  117 
Amounts due to related parties74  86  12 
Salary and welfare payables1,201  1,002  140 
Deferred revenue1,822  1,885  263 
Operating lease liabilities, current3,492  3,375  471 
Finance lease liabilities, current50  58  8 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities4,006  4,627  646 
Dividends payable0  0  0 
Income tax payable813  874  122 
Total current liabilities13,321  19,381  2,705 
    
Long-term debt4,546  777  108 
Operating lease liabilities, non-current23,634  23,775  3,319 
Finance lease liabilities, non-current2,843  3,151  440 
Deferred revenue1,351  1,485  207 
Other long-term liabilities1,472  1,750  245 
Deferred tax liabilities919  961  134 
Retirement benefit obligations111  122  17 
Liabilities held for sale2,084  1,084  151 
Total liabilities50,281  52,486  7,326 
    
Equity:   
Ordinary shares0  0  0 
Treasury shares(274) (630) (88)
Additional paid-in capital9,620  9,770  1,364 
Retained earnings2,449  2,751  384 
Accumulated other comprehensive income382  262  36 
Total H World Group Limited shareholders' equity12,177  12,153  1,696 
Noncontrolling interest94  140  20 
Total equity12,271  12,293  1,716 
Total liabilities and equity62,552  64,779  9,042 

 

H World Group Limited
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
 Quarter Ended
 Six Months Ended
 June 30, 2024
 March 31, 2025
 June 30, 2025
 June 30, 2024
 June 30, 2025
 RMB
 RMB
 RMB
  US$
 RMB
 RMB
 US$ 
 (in millions, except shares, per share and per ADS data)
Revenue:       
Leased and owned hotels3,681  2,789  3,401  475  6,780  6,190  864 
Manachised and franchised hotels2,334  2,499  2,865  400  4,397  5,364  749 
Others133  107  160  22  249  267  37 
Total revenue6,148  5,395  6,426  897  11,426  11,821  1,650 
        
Operating costs and expenses:       
Hotel operating costs:       
Rents(1,091) (1,027) (1,047) (146) (2,177) (2,074) (290)
Utilities(149) (177) (142) (20) (341) (319) (45)
Personnel costs(1,337) (1,371) (1,435) (200) (2,562) (2,806) (392)
Depreciation and amortization(315) (301) (296) (41) (634) (597) (83)
Consumables, food and beverage(327) (269) (301) (42) (620) (570) (80)
Others(512) (459) (531) (74) (962) (990) (137)
Total hotel operating costs(3,731) (3,604) (3,752) (523) (7,296) (7,356) (1,027)
Other operating costs(6) (11) (11) (2) (15) (22) (3)
Selling and marketing expenses(317) (243) (309) (43) (577) (552) (77)
General and administrative expenses(602) (512) (660) (92) (1,111) (1,172) (164)
Pre-opening expenses(19) (3) (12) (2) (27) (15) (2)
Total operating costs and expenses(4,675) (4,373) (4,744) (662) (9,026) (9,117) (1,273)
Other operating income (expense), net99  60  105  15  175  165  23 
Income (loss) from operations1,572  1,082  1,787  250  2,575  2,869  400 
Interest income56  49  52  7  107  101  14 
Interest expense(84) (74) (91) (13) (167) (165) (23)
Other income (expense), net24  22  15  2  64  37  5 
Gains (losses) from fair value changes of equity securities(51) (12) (1) (0) (13) (13) (2)
Foreign exchange gains (losses)(24) 208  366  51  (116) 574  80 
Income (loss) before income taxes1,493  1,275  2,128  297  2,450  3,403  474 
Income tax (expense) benefit(423) (377) (565) (79) (702) (942) (131)
Income (Loss) from equity method investments12  1  (4) (1) 1  (3) (0)
Net income (loss)1,082  899  1,559  217  1,749  2,458  343 
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest(15) (5) (15) (2) (23) (20) (3)
Net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited1,067  894  1,544  215  1,726  2,438  340 
        
Gain (loss) arising from defined benefit plan, net of tax-  -  (0) (0) -  (0) (0)
Gains(losses) from fair value changes of debt securities, net of tax(25) -  4  1  (25) 4  1 
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax1  (58) (66) (9) (30) (124) (17)
Comprehensive income (loss)1,058  841  1,497  209  1,694  2,338  327 
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest(15) (5) (15) (2) (23) (20) (3)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited1,043  836  1,482  207  1,671  2,318  324 
        
Earnings (Losses) per share:       
Basic0.34  0.29  0.50  0.07  0.55  0.79  0.11 
Diluted0.33  0.28  0.48  0.07  0.54  0.77  0.11 
        
Earnings (Losses) per ADS:       
Basic3.40  2.91  5.03  0.70  5.50  7.94  1.11 
Diluted3.32  2.85  4.85  0.68  5.41  7.69  1.07 
        
Weighted average number of shares used in computation:     
Basic3,137,722,145  3,066,765,293  3,071,789,285  3,071,789,285  3,138,594,148  3,069,285,390  3,069,285,390 
Diluted3,303,934,814  3,232,049,635  3,241,412,875  3,241,412,875  3,300,316,153  3,238,797,601  3,238,797,601 

 

H World Group Limited
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 Quarter Ended
 Six Months Ended
 June 30, 2024
 March 31, 2025
 June 30, 2025
 June 30, 2024
 June 30, 2025
 RMB
 RMB
 RMB
 US$
 RMB
 RMB
 US$
 (in millions)
Operating activities:       
Net income (loss)1,082  899  1,559  217  1,749  2,458  343 
        
Share-based compensation expenses112  77  170  24  170  247  34 
Depreciation and amortization,
and other
337  319  317  44  682  636  89 
Impairment loss36  5  33  5  36  38  5 
Loss (Income) from equity method investments, net of dividends30  (1) 58  8  41  57  8 
Investment (income) loss and foreign exchange (gain) loss41  (228) (435) (61) 70  (663) (93)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities750  (288) 924  130  520  636  89 
Other(153) (203) 33  4  (147) (170) (23)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities2,235  580  2,659  371  3,121  3,239  452 
        
Investing activities:       
Capital expenditures(203) (240) (189) (26) (484) (429) (60)
Purchase of investments(632) (2,065) (713) (100) (886) (2,778) (388)
Proceeds from maturity/sale and return of investments1,139  3,031  1,099  154  1,981  4,130  576 
Loan advances(12) (10) (14) (2) (64) (24) (3)
Loan collections53  40  42  6  91  82  12 
Other1  1  14  2  56  15  2 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities346  757  239  34  694  996  139 
        
Financing activities:       
Payment of share repurchase(132) (430) (13) (2) (676) (443) (62)
Proceeds from debt53  -  2,195  306  589  2,195  306 
Repayment of debt(292) (166) (757) (106) (429) (923) (129)
Dividend paid-  -  (2,136) (298) (2,091) (2,136) (298)
Purchase of prepaid put option(710) -  -  -  (710) -  - 
Other(24) (32) 2  0  (46) (30) (4)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(1,105) (628) (709) (100) (3,363) (1,337) (187)
        
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash10  70  20  4  (7) 90  14 
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash1,486  779  2,209  309  445  2,988  418 
Less: net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents classified within assets held for sale(15) (2) (1) (0) (10) (3) (0)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period6,664  7,524  8,305  1,159  7,710  7,524  1,050 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period8,165  8,305  10,515  1,468  8,165  10,515  1,468 

 

H World Group Limited
Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results
 Quarter Ended
 Six Months Ended
 June 30, 2024
 March 31, 2025
 June 30, 2025
 June 30, 2024
 June 30, 2025
 RMB
 RMB
 RMB
 US$
 RMB
 RMB
 US$
 (in millions, except shares, per share and per ADS data)
Net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited (GAAP)1,067  894  1,544  215  1,726  2,438  340 
Share-based compensation expenses112  77  170  24  170  247  34 
(Gain) loss from fair value changes of equity securities51  12  1  0  13  13  2 
Foreign exchange (gain) loss, net24  (208) (366) (51) 116  (574) (80)
Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited (non-GAAP)1,254  775  1,349  188  2,025  2,124  296 
        
        
Adjusted earnings (losses) per share (non-GAAP)     
Basic0.40  0.25  0.44  0.06  0.65  0.69  0.10 
Diluted0.39  0.25  0.42  0.06  0.63  0.67  0.09 
        
Adjusted earnings (losses) per ADS (non-GAAP)
Basic3.99  2.53  4.39  0.61  6.45  6.92  0.97 
Diluted3.88  2.48  4.24  0.59  6.31  6.72  0.94 
        
Weighted average number of shares used in computation     
Basic3,137,722,145  3,066,765,293  3,071,789,285  3,071,789,285  3,138,594,148  3,069,285,390  3,069,285,390 
Diluted3,303,934,814  3,232,049,635  3,241,412,875  3,241,412,875  3,300,316,153  3,238,797,601  3,238,797,601 
 
        
 Quarter Ended
 Six Months Ended
 June 30, 2024
 March 31, 2025
 June 30, 2025
 June 30, 2024
 June 30, 2025
 RMB
 RMB
 RMB
 US$
 RMB
 RMB
 US$
 (in millions, except per share and per ADS data)
Net income (loss) attributable to H World Group Limited (GAAP)1,067  894  1,544  215  1,726  2,438  340 
Interest income(56) (49) (52) (7) (107) (101) (14)
Interest expense84  74  91  13  167  165  23 
Income tax expense423  377  565  79  702  942  131 
Depreciation and amortization335  319  317  44  674  636  89 
EBITDA (non-GAAP)1,853  1,615  2,465  344  3,162  4,080  569 
Share-based compensation expenses112  77  170  24  170  247  34 
(Gain) loss from fair value changes of equity securities51  12  1  0  13  13  2 
Foreign exchange (gain) loss, net24  (208) (366) (51) 116  (574) (80)
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)2,040  1,496  2,270  317  3,461  3,766  525 

 

H World Group Limited
Segment Financial Summary
  Quarter Ended June 30, 2024 Quarter Ended March 31, 2025
  Quarter Ended June 30, 2025
 Legacy- Huazhu Legacy- DH Elimination Legacy- Huazhu Legacy- DH
 Elimination Legacy- Huazhu Legacy- DH Elimination
 RMB RMB RMB RMB RMB
 RMB RMB RMB RMB
 (in millions) (in millions) (in millions)
Leased and owned hotels2,395 1,286 -  1,913 876  -  2,130 1,271 - 
Manachised and franchised hotels2,305 32 (3) 2,472 31  (4) 2,829 41 (5)
Others130 5 (2) 96 11  -  148 12 - 
Revenue 4,830   1,323   (5)  4,481   918    (4)  5,107   1,324   (5)
                 
Depreciation and amortization279 56 (0) 259 60  (0) 255 62 (0)
Adjusted EBITDA1,907 133 (0) 1,573 (77) 0  2,090 180 0 
From 1Q25, we started to present the segment financial summary before elimination. Accordingly, comparative figures for the prior periods were updated to conform to the current period’s presentation.

 

H World Group Limited
Segment Financial Summary
 Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
 Legacy- Huazhu Legacy- DH Elimination Legacy- Huazhu Legacy- DH Elimination
 RMB RMB RMB RMB RMB RMB
 (in millions) (in millions)
Leased and owned hotels4,507 2,273 -  4,043 2,147 - 
Manachised and franchised hotels4,347 55 (5) 5,301 72 (9)
Others222 30 (3) 244 23 - 
Revenue9,076 2,358 (8) 9,588 2,242 (9)
            
Depreciation and amortization559 115 (0) 514 122 - 
Adjusted EBITDA3,394 67 (0) 3,663 103 0 
From 1Q25, we started to present the segment financial summary before elimination. Accordingly, comparative figures for the prior periods were updated to conform to the current period’s presentation.


Operating Results: Legacy-Huazhu
(1)

 Number of hotels  Number of rooms
 Opened
in Q2 2025
Closed (2)
in Q2 2025
Net added
in Q2 2025
As of
June 30, 2025
 As of
June 30, 2025
  
Leased and owned hotels1(6)(5)547 80,587
Manachised and franchised hotels594(137)457 11,469 1,078,499
Total 595 (143) 452   12,016   1,159,086
(1)   Legacy-Huazhu refers to H World and its subsidiaries, excluding DH.
(2)   The reasons for hotel closures mainly included non-compliance with our brand standards, operating losses, and property-related issues. In Q2 2025, we temporarily closed 13 hotels for brand upgrade and business model change purposes.

 

 As of June 30, 2025
 Number of hotels Unopened hotels in pipeline
Economy hotels5,8421,110
Leased and owned hotels2702
Manachised and franchised hotels5,5721,108
Midscale, upper-midscale hotels and others6,1741,815
Leased and owned hotels2776
Manachised and franchised hotels5,8971,809
Total12,0162,925

 

 For the quarter ended 
 June 30,March 31,June 30,yoy
 2024 2025 2025 change
Average daily room rate (in RMB)   
Leased and owned hotels375 338 365 -2.7%
Manachised and franchised hotels288 267 285 -1.2%
Blended296 272 290 -1.9%
Occupancy rate (as a percentage)    
Leased and owned hotels85.6%79.7%83.3%-2.3p.p.
Manachised and franchised hotels82.3%75.9%80.8%-1.4p.p.
Blended82.6%76.2%81.0%-1.6p.p.
RevPAR (in RMB)    
Leased and owned hotels321 269 304 -5.3%
Manachised and franchised hotels237 203 230 -2.9%
Blended244 208 235 -3.8%

 

Same-hotel operational data by class        
Mature hotels in operation for more than 18 months
 Number of hotelsSame-hotel RevPARSame-hotel ADRSame-hotel Occupancy
 As of
June 30,

For the quarter yoyFor the quarter yoyFor the quarter yoy
 ended
June 30,
changeended
June 30,
changeended
June 30,
change
 2024202520242025 20242025 2024 2025 (p.p.)
Economy hotels3,9583,958194178-8.2%227216-4.8%85.3%82.2%-3.1
Leased and owned hotels258258238215-9.8%270253-6.4%88.1%84.9%-3.2
Manachised and franchised hotels3,7003,700189174-8.0%222212-4.6%85.0%82.0%-3.0
Midscale, upper-midscale hotels and others3,8323,832299275-7.8%359343-4.5%83.1%80.3%-2.8
Leased and owned hotels251251391362-7.5%460440-4.4%85.0%82.3%-2.7
Manachised and franchised hotels3,5813,581289266-7.9%348332-4.6%82.9%80.0%-2.8
Total7,7907,790253233-7.9%300287-4.6%84.1%81.1%-2.9


Operating Results: Legacy-DH
(3)

 Number of hotels Number of rooms Unopened hotels in pipeline
 Opened
in Q2 2025
Closed
in Q2 2025
Net added
in Q2 2025
As of
June 30, 2025 (4)
 

 

As of
June 30, 2025


 

As of
June 30, 2025
 
Leased hotels1(1)-65 13,797 9
Manachised and franchised hotels1(1)-56 12,032 13
Total 2 (2) - 121   25,829   22
(3)   Legacy-DH refers to DH.
(4)   As of June 30, 2025, a total of 3 hotels were temporarily closed due to repair and renovation.

 

 For the quarter ended 
 June 30,March 31,June 30,yoy
 2024 2025 2025 change
Average daily room rate (in EUR)    
Leased hotels124 104 118 -5.2%
Manachised and franchised hotels112 110 122 8.7%
Blended120 107 120 -0.1%
Occupancy rate (as a percentage)    
Leased hotels71.2%61.9%76.3%+5.1 p.p.
Manachised and franchised hotels63.8%60.2%71.0%+7.1 p.p.
Blended68.3%61.1%73.9%+5.6 p.p.
RevPAR (in EUR)    
Leased hotels88 64 90 1.5%
Manachised and franchised hotels72 66 86 20.8%
Blended82 65 88 8.1%


Hotel Portfolio by Brand

 As of June 30, 2025
 HotelsRoomsUnopened hotels
 in operationin pipeline
Economy hotels 5,847 476,378 1,118
HanTing Hotel4,401378,569728
Ni Hao Hotel47736,316114
Hi Inn64133,529260
Elan Hotel955,405-
Ibis Hotel22821,7278
Zleep Hotels58328
Midscale hotels 5,055 541,091 1,157
JI Hotel3,253369,328786
Orange Hotel968102,854250
Starway Hotel72959,264114
Ibis Styles Hotel1059,6457
Upper midscale hotels 1,050 139,243 552
Crystal Orange Hotel28435,621124
IntercityHotel(5)11920,128128
CitiGO Hotel345,0563
Manxin Hotel18416,93260
Madison Hotel17019,872124
Mercure Hotel21131,90776
Novotel Hotel388,11929
MAXX(6)101,6088
Upscale hotels 160 23,471 111
Blossom House854,95694
Joya Hotel71,234-
Grand Mercure Hotel101,891-
Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts(7)5514,80316
Jaz in the City35871
Luxury hotels 18 2,722 4
Steigenberger Icon(8)112,2012
Song Hotels75212
Others 7 2,010 5
Other hotels(9)72,0105
Total 12,137 1,184,915 2,947


(5)   
As of June 30, 2025, 63 operational hotels and 124 pipeline hotels of IntercityHotel were under Legacy-Huazhu.
(6)   As of June 30, 2025, 6 operational hotels and 8 pipeline hotels of MAXX were under Legacy-Huazhu.
(7)   As of June 30, 2025, 12 operational hotels and 10 pipeline hotels of Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts were under Legacy-Huazhu.
(8)   As of June 30, 2025, 5 operational hotels and 1 pipeline hotels of Steigenberger Icon were under Legacy-Huazhu.
(9)   Other hotels include other partner hotels and other hotel brands in Yongle Huazhu Hotel & Resort Group (excluding Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts and Blossom House).

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1 Hotel turnover refers to total transaction value of room and non-room revenue from H World hotels (i.e., leased and operated, manachised and franchised hotels).
2 The conversion of Renminbi (“RMB”) into United States dollars (“US$”) is based on the exchange rate of US$1.00=RMB7.1636 on June 30, 2025, as set forth in H.10 statistical release of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and available at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/hist/dat00_ch.htm.
3 Legacy-Huazhu refers to H World Group Limited and its subsidiaries, excluding DH.
4 The conversion of Renminbi (“RMB”) into United States dollars (“US$”) is based on the exchange rate of US$1.00=RMB7.1636 on June 30, 2025, as set forth in H.10 statistical release of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and available at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/hist/dat00_ch.htm.

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